Venmo is pausing some payments being sent to Palestinian relief funds Amount: $50. To: Palestinian relief funds. Access: Denied Image: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett 2021-05-19 17:39:22 UTC The escalating violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has caused donations to pour in for aid groups. But some donations on Venmo are getting stalled and even stopped. The payment app is reportedly pausing some attempts to fundraise for Palestinian causes â particularly if the payments have any combination of words like "Palestinian" or "Palestine" alongside the phrase "relief fund," according to tests conducted by Rest of World, an international nonprofit journalism organization that covers primarily the intersection of technology and culture.